Soldiers, fire trucks, Coast Guard ship deployed to supply water to drought-hit Gangneung

Drought forces drastic water restrictions in South Korean city Gangneung

The authorities in the city of 200,000 have shut off 75 per cent of household water meters. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Soldiers, fire trucks, Coast Guard ship deployed to supply water to drought-hit Gangneung

Full-scale efforts have been launched to supply water to the eastern coastal city of Gangneung battling its worst-ever drought on record, with sold...

South Korea’s drought crisis shows costs of poor preparation for climate shocks

A drinking water crisis in South Korea’s east coast city of Gangneung has exposed long-standing deficiencies in key infrastructure, calling into question the country’s readiness to respond to the mounting threats posed by climate change. The ROK government has declared a national drought disaster in response to the water shortage in Gangneung’s main reservoir, but […] The post South Korea’s drought crisis shows costs of poor preparation for clim…

South Korea: Soldiers, fire trucks, Coast Guard ship deployed to supply water to drought-hit Gangneung

Seoul, Sep 5 (SocialNews.XYZ) Full-scale efforts have been launched to supply water to the eastern coastal city of South Korea's Gangneung battling its worst-ever drought on record, with soldiers, helicopters, fire trucks and a Coast Guard patrol ship deployed, officials said Friday. Last Saturday, the government declared the city's drought as a state of disaster after the water storage level of Obong Reservoir, which supplies 87 per cent of hou…